Information about #DDE76A color

#DDE76A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDE76A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 231, 106) — 86.7% red, 90.6% green, 41.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 49 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DDE76A is a energetic, saturated golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bored Accent Green (#DDE26A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are RCAP Yellow (#D6E868) and RCAP GREEN (#D5E868).

The recipe behind #DDE76A is rgb(221, 231, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DDE76A: 15.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDE76A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDE76A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DDE76A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DDE76A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DDE76A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DDE76A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DDE76A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6ADCE7
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#E76ADC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DDE76A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bored Accent Green color link
Bored Accent Green

#DDE26A

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Honeysuckle color link
Honeysuckle

#E8ED69

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Chinese Green color link
Chinese Green

#D0DB61

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

#DDE76A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDE76A
  • RGB221, 231, 106
  • CMYK4, 0, 49, 9
  • CSSrgb(221, 231, 106)
  • HSL65°, 72%, 66%
  • HSL Precise64.8°, 72.254%, 66.078%
  • HSV65°, 54%, 91%
  • HSB65°, 54%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.906, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.906, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.906, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDE76A
  • DECIMAL ID14542698
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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